13 April 1964Appointment as Prime Minister of RhodesiaIan Douglas Smith
Smith becomes Prime Minister of Rhodesia after succeeding Winston Field.
Historical records for Zimbabwe in 1964, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Smith becomes Prime Minister of Rhodesia after succeeding Winston Field.
Arrested for "subversive speech" and spends the next 10 years in Salisbury prison, hatred of European hegemony in Africa grows, earns three degrees, including a law degree from London
Appointed leader of ZANU while in prison
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